Whenever we look at images of a skull tattoo designs, we associate it immediately with death. And why shouldn’t we, when we see those big empty sockets, that’s what first comes to our mind. In many cultures, the image of a skull is held up as a reminder of our own mortality, and that it is important to live life while you can.

Skulls can have a number of symbolic purposes. As just mentioned, the most common being death and mortality. But the image of a skull can be used to symbolize other things, such as:

• Protection
• Strength
• Power
• Overcoming death
• Overcoming a tough time

Even though when we look at a skull our first thoughts might be negative or some other similar image, they actually can resemble different things to different people.

Skulls can be drawn as cartoons, humorous images, demonic spirits, celebrations, and so on. Son ultimately a skull can mean a lot of different things to whom ever is wearing it.

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